Topic outline of zoology

Zoology (rarely spelled zoölogy) is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to zoology:

Essence of zoology

* Animal
* Fauna

Branches of zoology

* Acarology
* Arachnology
* Cetology
* Entomology
* Ethology
* Herpetology
* Ichthyology
* Mammalogy
* Myrmecology
* Neuroethology
* Ornithology
* Paleozoology
* Anthrozoology
* Parasitology
* Protozoology
* Endocrinology
* Nematology
* Malacology
* Helminthology

History of zoology

: "Main articles: History of zoology (before Darwin) and History of zoology, post-Darwin"

Animals (by common name)

Some well-known types of animals, listed by their common names:

*aardvark
*afghan hound
*albatross
*alligator
*alpaca
*anaconda
*angelfish
*anglerfish
*ant
*antlion
*anteater
*antelope
*ape
*aphid
*armadillo
*arrow crab
*asp
*ass
*baboon
*badger
*bald eagle
*bandicoot
*barnacle
*basilisk
*barracuda
*bass
*basset hound
*bat
*bear
*beaver
*bed bug
*bee
*beetle
*bird
*bison
*blackbird
*black panther
*black widow
*blue jay
*blue whale
*boa
*bobcat
*bobolink
*booby
*Box jellyfish
*boston terrier
*bovid
*buffalo
*bug
*bulldog
*bull terrier
*butterfly
*buzzard
*camel
*canid
*cape buffalo
*cardinal (bird)
*caribou
*carp
*cat
*caterpillar
*catfish
*centipede
*cephalopod
*chameleon
*cheetah
*chickadee
*chicken
*chihuahua
*chimpanzee
*chinchilla
*chipmunk
*clam
*clownfish
*cobra
*cockroach
*cod
*collie
*condor
*constrictor
*coral
*cougar
*coyote
*cow
*crab
*crane
*crane fly
*crawdad
*crayfish
*cricket
*crocodile
*crow
*cuckoo
*daddy longlegs
*damselfly
*deer
*dingo
*dinosaur
*dog
*dolphin
*donkey
*dormouse
*dove
*dragonfly
*duck
*dung beetle
*eagle
*earthworm
*earwig
*eel
*egret
*elephant
*Elephant Seal
*elk
*emu
*english pointer
*english setter
*ermine
*falcon
*ferret
*finch
*firefly
*fish
*flamingo
*flea
*fly
*flyingfish
*fowl
*fox
*frog
*fruit bat
*gazelle
*gecko
*gerbil
*German shepherd
*giant panda
*giant squid
*gibbon
*gila monster
*guanaco
*guineafowl
*giraffe
*goat
*golden retriever
*goldfinch
*goldfish
*goose
*gopher
*gorilla
*grasshopper
*great blue heron
*great dane
*great white shark
*greyhound
*grizzly bear
*grouse
*guinea pig
*gull
*guppy
*haddock
*halibut
*hammerhead shark
*hamster
*hare
*harrier
*hawk
*hedgehog
*hermit crab
*heron
*herring
*hippopotamus
*hookworm
*hornet
*horse
*hound
*human
*hummingbird
*humpback whale
*husky
*hyena
*iguana
*impala
*insect
*irish setter
*irish wolfhound
*Irukandji jellyfish
*jackal
*jaguar
*jay
*jellyfish
*kangaroo
*kangaroo mouse
*kangaroo rat
*kingfisher
*kite
*kiwi
*koala
*koi
*komodo dragon
*krill
*labrador retriever
*ladybug
*lamprey
*lark
*leech
*lemming
*lemur
*leopard
*leopon
*liger
*lion
*lizard
*llama
*lobster
*locust
*loon
*louse
*lungfish
*lynx
*macaw
*mackerel
*magpie
*mammal
*manta ray
*marlin
*marmoset
*marmot
*marsupial
*marten
*mastiff
*meadowlark
*meerkat
*mink
*minnow
*mite
*mockingbird
*mole
*mollusk
*mongoose
*monitor lizard
*monkey
*moose
*mosquito
*moth
*mountain goat
*mouse
*mule
*muskox
*mussel
*narwhal
*newt
*nightingale
*ocelot
*octopus
*old English sheepdog
*opossum
*orangutan
*orca
*ostrich
*otter
*owl
*ox
*oyster
*panda
*panther
*panthera hybrid
*parakeet
*parrot
*parrotfish
*partridge
*peacock
*peafowl
*pekingese
*pelican
*penguin
*perch
*peregrine falcon
*persian cat
*pheasant
*pig
*pigeon
*pike
*pilot whale
*piranha
*planarian
*platypus
*polar bear
*poodle
*porcupine
*porpoise
*portuguese man o' war
*possum
*prairie dog
*prawn
*praying mantis
*primate
*puffin
*puma
*python
*quail
*rabbit
*raccoon
*rainbow trout
*rat
*rattlesnake
*raven
*red panda
*reindeer
*rhinoceros
*right whale
*roadrunner
*robin
*rodent
*rook
*roundworm
*sailfish
*saint bernard
*salamander
*salmon
*sawfish
*scallop
*scorpion
*seahorse
*sea lion
*sea slug
*sea urchin
*setter
*shark
*sheep
*sheepdog
*shrew
*shrimp
*siamese cat
*silkworm
*silverfish
*skink
*skunk
*sloth
*slug
*smelt
*snail
*snake
*snipe
*snow leopard
*sockeye salmon
*sole
*spaniel
*sperm whale
*spider
*spider monkey
*spoonbill
*squid
*squirrel
*starfish
*star-nosed mole
*steelhead trout
*stoat
*stork
*sturgeon
*sugar glider
*swallow
*swan
*swift
*swordfish
*swordtail
*tabby cat
*tahr
*takin
*tapeworm
*tapir
*tarantula
*tasmanian devil
*termite
*tern
*terrier
*thrush
*tiger
*tiger shark
*tigon
*toad
*tortoise
*toucan
*toy poodle
*trapdoor spider
*tree frog
*trout
*tuna
*turkey
*turtle
*tyrannosaurus
*urial
*vampire bat
*viper
*vole
*vulture
*wallaby
*walrus
*wasp
*warbler
*water buffalo
*weasel
*whale
*whitefish
*whooping crane
*wild cat
*wildebeest
*wildfowl
*wolf
*wolverine
*wombat
*woodpecker
*worm
*wren
*yak
*zebra

Basic zoology concepts

*taxonomy
*The clade
*monophyly
*polyphyly
*speciation
*isolating mechanisms
*concept of species
**the phenetic species concept
**the biological species concept
**the recognition species concept
**the ecological species concept
**the pluralistic species concept

Notable zoologists

"In alphabetical order by surname:"
* Louis Agassiz (malacology, ichthyology)
* Aristotle
* Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre
* Archie Carr (Herpetology, esp. sea turtles)
* Archie Carr III, (wild mammals)
* Eugenie Clark (Ichthyology)
* Jeff Corwin (most animals)
* Georges Cuvier (founder of comparative morphology)
* Charles Darwin (formulated modern theory of evolution)
* Richard Dawkins (ethology)
* Dian Fossey (primatology)
* Birutė Galdikas (primatology)
* Jane Goodall (primatology)
* Arthur Davis Hasler (limnology, ichthyology, salmon homing)
* Victor Hensen (planktology)
* Libbie Hyman (invertebrate zoology)
* Steve Irwin (herpetology)
* William Kirby (father of entomology)
* Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke (ornithology, herpetology)
* Carolus Linnaeus (father of systematics)
* Konrad Lorenz (ethology)
* David W. Macdonald (wild mammals)
* Ernst Mayr (evolutionary biologist)
* Desmond Morris (ethology)
* Ron Nowak (wild mammals)
* Richard Owen (proposed archetypes for major groups of organisms)
* Roger Tory Peterson (ornithology)
* William Emerson Ritter (marine biology)
* Thomas Say (entomology)
* Jakob van Uexküll (animal behavior, invertebrate zoology)
* Ernest P. Walker (wild mammals)
* E. O. Wilson (entomology, founder of sociobiology)

* [http://tolweb.org/ Tree of Life Project]
* [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html Animal Diversity Web] - University of Michigan's database of animals, showing taxonomic classification, images, and other information.
* [http://www.arkive.org ARKive] - multimedia database of worldwide endangered/protected species and common species of UK.
* [http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&articleID=000DC8B8-EA15-137C-AA1583414B7F0000 Scientific American Magazine (December 2005 Issue) - Getting a Leg Up on Land] About the evolution of four-limbed animals from fish.

External links

*" [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Invertebrate_Zoology A Study Guide to Invertebrate Zoology] " ~ at "Wikibooks"
*" [http://www.animaldiversity.org An online encyclopedia of zoology] "
*" [http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/onlinedictinvertzoology/ Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology] "
*" [http://www.digitalzoology.com An online dissection pictures of animals] "
*" [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/zoology Dictionary.com's discussion of pronunciation]